Historical Marker

Washington's Southern Tour

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1999

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

President George Washington spent four days in Augusta, then Georgia's capital, in May 1791, meeting Governor Telfair and local leaders, attending a Richmond Academy ball, and touring old Fort Cornwallis and the river falls.

About this site

Washington's Southern Tour is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1999. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4761, -81.9609 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Five Indian Nations, Fort Augusta, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.4761, -81.9609 · Augusta, Richmond County

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